blandishment

noun blan·dish·ment \ -dish-mənt \

Updated on: 13 Apr 2018

Definition of blandishment

: something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement —often used in plural

… refuses to yield to their blandishments …
—Irving Babbitt

Recent Examples of blandishment from the Web

Voters were subject to bribes, blandishments and threats in an effort to get them to the polls.

— declan walsh, New York Times, "Egypt’s Early Vote Tally: Sisi, 92%, Token Opponent, 3%," 29 Mar. 2018
The blandishments of Gabo, as everyone called him, were impossible to deny.

— jon lee anderson, Condé Nast Traveler, "Stepping Beyond Cartagena: Exploring Colombia's Northern Reaches," 21 Mar. 2018
Mr Xi’s innovation is to single out young Taiwanese and to pile on the blandishments.

— The Economist, "BanyanChina is getting tougher on Taiwan," 18 Jan. 2018
Myanmar, which had long been dominated by anti-Chinese sentiment, is now accepting China’s blandishments.

— william a. galston, WSJ, "The World Has Taken Trump’s Measure," 5 Dec. 2017
Pharma companies spend billions on TV ads, doctor blandishments and expensive salespeople to keep prescriptions flowing.

— NBC News, "Former Pharma Rep Now Helps Doctors Save Money on Drugs," 9 June 2017
Pharma companies spend billions on TV ads, doctor blandishments and expensive salespeople to keep prescriptions flowing.

— NBC News, "Former Pharma Rep Now Helps Doctors Save Money on Drugs," 9 June 2017
Pharma companies spend billions on TV ads, doctor blandishments and expensive salespeople to keep prescriptions flowing.

— NBC News, "Former Pharma Rep Now Helps Doctors Save Money on Drugs," 9 June 2017
Sift confectioner’s sugar into a bowl, whisk in lemon juice, add still more sugar to thicken: the blandishments of my loneliness are sweet and acidic, brushed on, carefully, with a fork.

— talia lavin, The New Yorker, "Leaving a Religion and a Marriage, and Gaining a Chicken Soup," 23 Jan. 2017

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